TWICE Reigns With “TT”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, November Week 4

TWICE’s “TT” remains No. 1 on our chart for the third straight week! This song recorded a very high score this week, just four points shy of a perfect score. In fact, “TT” topped all our chart sources, but tied with BTS this week on our Soompi Airplay as the hottest trending artist. Congratulations again… Continue reading TWICE Reigns With “TT”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, November Week 4

November Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

On November 26, the Korean Business Research Institute revealed their findings regarding singer brand reputation rankings. Their results are based on 150,439,732 pieces of data gathered from October 24 to November 25. TWICE comes in first place with a brand reputation index of 19,051,704. This is a 70.59 percent increase from their October brand reputation… Continue reading November Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

Watch: BTS Revisits Past MAMA Performances In Countdown Video For 2016 MAMA

As part of a countdown video series leading up to the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), BTS recently took a look at some of their past performances. First up is the video from 2014 MAMA. Watching their performances, BTS commented that at the time they had a lot of ambition and felt they had something… Continue reading Watch: BTS Revisits Past MAMA Performances In Countdown Video For 2016 MAMA

12 K-Pop B-Tracks From 2016 That You Don’t Want To Miss

Another year of great songs is slowly coming to an end. (There’s still over a month left! Don’t panic.) We’ve been graced on music shows with some fantastic songs and entertaining music videos, but this isn’t all there is to our favorite musicians. There have also been tons of great B-tracks off these albums. Some… Continue reading 12 K-Pop B-Tracks From 2016 That You Don’t Want To Miss

QUIZ: Which K-Pop Song Are You Based On Your Favorite American Shows?

When you’re not binge watching the latest K-drama series or catching up on all your favorite Korean shows, what American shows do you watch? Also, if you were to associate a K-pop song to your favorite American shows, what would that song be? Are you curious? Take this quiz to find out! The quiz is… Continue reading QUIZ: Which K-Pop Song Are You Based On Your Favorite American Shows?

Fans Claim EXO Should’ve Won Best Album At 2016 Melon Music Awards, Not BTS

In addition to complaints about BLACKPINK winning the Rookie Award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards, EXO fans have questioned whether it was really supposed to be BTS that won the Best Album award — with “Young Forever” — on November 19. Following BTS’s win this past weekend, EXO fans did some digging of their… Continue reading Fans Claim EXO Should’ve Won Best Album At 2016 Melon Music Awards, Not BTS

Watch: “Hwarang” Builds More Hype With New Epic Teaser Video

After releasing multiple individual stills as well as multiple behind-the-scenes videos, “Hwarang” has finally released a teaser video! The video is filled with cuts of the Hwarang warriors as Sung Dong Il’s epic voice-over, says, “A beautiful and special being who puts their life on the line for the country and for the people…this is the future I’m going… Continue reading Watch: “Hwarang” Builds More Hype With New Epic Teaser Video

TWICE Continues To Slay With “TT”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, November Week 3

TWICE’s “TT” remains No. 1 on our chart for the second straight week! Despite the very strong competition, this song collected three more wins on music shows last week in “Inkigayo,” “Music Bank” and “M!Countdown.” “TT” also topped GAON and internet charts as well. With the strong chart performance of this song, TWICE is gearing up… Continue reading TWICE Continues To Slay With “TT”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2016, November Week 3

BTS Wins Best Album Of The Year At The 2016 Melon Music Awards

The Melon Music Awards, presented by Kakao and taking place on the night of November 19 KST, honored K-pop artists and their achievements this year based on their performance on Melon, one of Korea’s largest online music store. There were a total of 23 different awards, divided into four broad categories: Main, Popularity, Music Style, and… Continue reading BTS Wins Best Album Of The Year At The 2016 Melon Music Awards

The Winners Of The 2016 Melon Music Awards

The 2016 Melon Music Awards took place on November 19 KST at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. See also: Performances From The 2016 Melon Music Awards The Melon Music Awards, presented by Kakao, honors K-pop artists and their achievements this year based on their performance on Melon, one of Korea’s largest online music store. There… Continue reading The Winners Of The 2016 Melon Music Awards